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Targeting the hard to reach: Challenges and novel strategies in the treatment of intracellular bacterial infections: Targeting intracellular bacteria [PDF]

, 2016
Infectious diseases continue to threaten human and animal health and welfare globally, impacting millions of lives and causing substantial economic loss. The use of antibacterials has been only partially successful in reducing disease impact.
Good, L, Kamaruzzaman, N F, Kendall, S L
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BACH, a Bayesian Optimization Protocol for Accurate Coarse‐Grained Parameterization of Organic Liquids

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We present a fully automated Bayesian optimization (BO) protocol for the parameterization of nonbonded interactions in coarse‐grain CG force fields (BACH). Using experimental thermophysical data, we apply the protocol to a broad range of liquids, spanning linear, branched, and unsaturated hydrocarbons, esters, triglycerides, and water.
Janak Prabhu, Akhil Pratap Singh, Pablo Campomanes, Stefano Vanni   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

RNA-lipid nanoparticle therapeutics for women’s health

Frontiers in Nanotechnology
Ribonucleic acid-lipid nanoparticle (RNA-LNP) therapeutics, a powerful nanomedicine platform, have already demonstrated their efficacy in diverse applications.
Alireza Nomani, Aishwarya Saraswat, Yu Zhang, Ashwin C. Parenky, Chun-Tien Jimmy Kuo, Heather Brown, Suzanne Hartford, Bindhu Rayaprolu, Amardeep Singh Bhupender Bhalla, Mohammed Shameem   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

LL‐37 Driven Phase Transition and Stacking in Oligolamellar Gram‐Negative Bacterial Membrane Models

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work establishes oligolamellar bacterial membrane models to investigate how LL‐37 disrupts the complex dual‐bilayer architecture of Gram‐negative bacteria. Combining SAXS, cryo‐TEM, electrophoretic mobility measurements, and coarse‐grained simulations, it reveals cardiolipin‐driven phase transitions leading to bicelle‐like structures and membrane ...
Bettina Tran, Diane C.A. Lima, Linda Sandblad, Madeleine Ramstedt, Thereza A. Soares, Stefan Salentinig   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nanodiamond Quantum Sensors for Probing Free Radical Biology

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Free radicals play key roles in cellular signaling and disease but remain difficult to measure in living systems. Nanodiamonds (NDs) with nitrogen‐vacancy (NV) centers enable quantum sensing of local magnetic noise via T₁ relaxometry, providing nondestructive radical detection in living cells.
Qi Lu, Yingke Wu, Tanja Weil
wiley   +1 more source

Modulating the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 by different nanocarriers delivering an mRNA expressing trimeric RBD of the spike protein: COVARNA Consortium

npj Vaccines
Vaccines based on mRNA technology have revolutionized the field. In fact, lipid nanoparticles (LNP) formulated with mRNA are the preferential vaccine platform used in the fight against SARS-CoV-2 infection, with wider application against other diseases ...
Laura Marcos-Villar, Beatriz Perdiguero, Shubaash Anthiya, Mireya L. Borrajo, Gustavo Lou, Lorenzo Franceschini, Ignasi Esteban, Pedro J. Sánchez-Cordón, Carmen Zamora, Carlos Óscar S. Sorzano, Luis Jordá, Laia Codó, Josep L. Gelpí, Marta Sisteré-Oró, Andreas Meyerhans, Kris Thielemans, Francisco Martínez-Jiménez, Núria López-Bigas, Felipe García, María J. Alonso, Montserrat Plana, Mariano Esteban, Carmen Elena Gómez   +22 more
doaj   +1 more source

Robust Polymer Hydrogels Improve Electric‐Fish‐Inspired Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Electric‐fish‐inspired hydrogel batteries based on ion‐concentration gradients offer an attractive route to soft power sources; however, the poor mechanical properties of existing hydrogels limit device assembly and performance. Here, we report poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate hydrogels that enable ion‐gradient batteries composed of
Nick Zahnd, Satyajit Das, John Marc C. Puguan, Carolina Pierucci, Michael Mayer, Christoph Weder   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synthesis and Characterization of Coated Gold Nanoparticles with Embedded SERS Tags [PDF]

, 2017
Gold nanoparticles were prepared with the potential to operate as drug delivery vehicles. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is of particular importance as an optical bioimaging technique due to its ability to allow deep and high-resolution ...
Gilbert, Brian, Smith, Allison B.
core   +1 more source

Nanoparticle-based receptors mimic protein-ligand recognition [PDF]

, 2017
The self-assembly of a monolayer of ligands on the surface of noble metal nanoparticles dictates the fundamental nanoparticle\u2019s behavior and its functionality.
Biasi, Federico De, De Vivo, Marco, Gabrielli, Luca, Mancin, Fabrizio, Rastrelli, Federico, Riccardi, Laura, Sun, Xiaohuan   +6 more
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Ultrasmall Platinum Nanoparticles for Radiation‐Enhanced Cancer Therapy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work proposes a nanomedicine‐based strategy to enhance X‐ray radiotherapy for cancer treatment. Ultrasmall Pt‐NPs exhibit catalase‐like activity that may contribute to modulation of the tumor microenvironment and amplify interactions between radiation and biological matter, leading to increased DNA damage.
Miguel Encinas‐Gimenez, Jose I. Garcia‐Peiro, Jose L. Hueso, Eduardo Caleiras, Laura Notario, Felipe Hornos, Pilar Martin‐Duque, Antonio De la Vieja, Jesus Santamaria   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source